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 Author  Topic: RON 12 Boats 190/193/194
Bob Bateman

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Looking for anyone who might have served with Lt. Torbert (Torby) Macdonald in RON 12 aboard PT 190, 193 or 194. question-:]


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Russell Pullano

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Bob, Sam Goddess was a radioman on the 195 boat. He is the squadron historian and may have any information that you want.
The last I know, he lives in Bethlehem, Pa.
You possibly can get his address and phone number on the people search on the Internet. In case you cannot get him, I may be able to get that information. I used to e-mail him, but we haven't contacted each other in quite some time. I believe I have a list of everyone who served on the PT 195 which, Sam gave me. I'm sure he has the names and rates/ranks of all the crews of all the boats in ron 12.
I was a replacement on the 195, but only from May,1945, until it was burned at Samar in the fall of 1945.

Russ Pullano


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Russell Pullano

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Correction.... Sam was on the 194 boat not the 195.


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QM

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I was not on the Torbert MacDonald's boats, but I would like to add a little information regarding Torbert. It may be of interest to others on this message board. I believe that Torbert was Jack Kennedy's roommate at Harvard. He was a U. S, representative from Mass. He died at a relatively young age in 1976.

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Russell Pullano

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Bob, I guess I must thave been asleep. I didn't notice that you are a new member to this board. WELCOME ABOARD !
You will find that the people who post on this board are the nicest, cooperative, and knowledeable source of PT history that can be found anywhere. You will read wonderful storie. See many pictures of PT boats. Pictures of bases. Restored PT boats. Correspondence from Modellers, second and third generations, exhibitors. There is nowhere where you can get more people totally dedicated to the preservation of history of the mosquito fleet.
You are in for a very memorable ocassion ENJOY !!
Russ



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Bob Bateman

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Russ and QM;
Thanks for your reply. Yes, Torby was JFK's room-mate (3 years at Harvard) , or as the story began...Jack Kennedy was Torby Macdonald's room-mate (Torby was the Captain of the Harvard football team a member of the Harvard Track Team and the Harvard Baseball Team. He gave up a Rhodes Scholarship to have a go at playing for the Yankees.) It was through JFK's brother Joe that they heard about the PT Boat Program.
Torby was my mother's younger brother.


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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Bob

Would you contact me off site please at mosquitofleet@comcast.net
Thanks........


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  TED WALTHER

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Bob;
Contact me also. use the little envelope at the top of this message. I can also give you Sam's e-mail. I also have a RON 12 commissioning program, listing all RON 12 officers at the Commissioning ceromony, that Sam and Bill Costello gave everyone at my Special Boat Unit when we envited a group of RON 12 members out on our MKV SOC.
Take care and WELCOME ABOARD!
TED


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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Ted

You just reminded me that I have the original Ron 12 Commissioning Booklet from the Yacht Club. I have it in my Exhibit along with a few pictures. I will dig it out (among the many Museum Containers) and try to see what I can find............


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Doc

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Dear Sir,

I recently heard about my Great Uncle Duane D. Sheldon who was a Pharmacist Mate 2nd class on the PT boats in the Pacific. I tried a google search, and came up with a "Gunner Sheldon" on the PT 193. I have generated a letter for the Textual Reference Branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, but I'm not sure how much information they will give. I don't have a social security for him, as he died in the early 70's. Could you please help me locate which PT boat Phm 2 served on? Again, his name was Duane D. Sheldon from Battle Creek, Michigan. Thank you for your help!

Sincerely,

Paul E. Sheldon
Hm3/USNR



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